#855CA4#855CA4

#855CA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.117 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CA4
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 164)
HSL	hsl(274, 28%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 44%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 43.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.07, 30.83, -32.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.07, 44.84, 313.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.0739 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.117 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1996, 15.3214, 37.0080)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CA4 #7BA45C

analogous

#615CA4 #855CA4 #A45C9F

triadic

#855CA4 #A4855C #5CA485

tetradic

#855CA4 #A4615C #7BA45C #5C9FA4

square

#855CA4 #A4615C #7BA45C #5C9FA4

split-complementary

#855CA4 #9FA45C #5CA461

monochromatic

#453056 #65467D #855CA4 #A283BA #C0ABD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#855CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#855CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CA4

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CA4	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.117 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bbf',
    500: '#855ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ca4;
$custom-light: #aa8bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.167,
    "s": 28.346,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54763,
    "c": 0.11684,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CA4

secondary

#ACBE9E

accent

#C5638D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CA4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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